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[doctorthompson]

Looks like this was just dry base rock that they import all the time, they just neglected to obtain the correct permit for that particular shipment.


From a story in the TCPalm:

...Betsey Moore, vice president of the company, said Wednesday the material, often used in construction in Haiti, was mined from the land, not the ocean, and no living coral was harmed. Coral rock is typically used in aquariums for decoration, she said.

CaribSea Inc. did not have the proper permits to bring the material into the country, but has since obtained the necessary documents, Moore said.

"Plain and simple, we made a mistake," she said. "It was never intentional." ...

From a Palm Beach Post article:

...Betsey Moore, vice president of Carib Sea, on Wednesday stressed the rock the company tried to import was mined from land and not the ocean. She said it's used in construction and decorative material for aquariums.

She said the company is very "ecologically minded," and it made a mistake by not having the correct permit to import the coral rock.

"I want to stress this was coral rock and not coral. There's a huge difference," Moore said. "It's perfectly legal with a simple permit, which we've obtained since."...